If you're in your teens, you may feel as if you don’t know your body anymore and you don’t know what to expect from one day to the next. Here's what to expect and when.
BY ELISE-MARIE RANCRED AND THE HEALTH24 TEAM for YOU Pulse magazine
GIRLS | AVERAGE AGE | AGE WINDOW |
1. Breast start developing | 10 | 8-13 |
2. Height shoots up | 10 | 8-13 |
3. Pubic hair appears | 10,5 | 8-14 |
4. Height growth peaks | 11,7 | 10-13,5 |
5. First period | 12,5 | 10,5-15,5 |
6. Breast development complete | 14 | 10-16 |
7. Pubic hair growth complete | 14,5 | 14-15 |
8. Reach adult size | 13 | 10-16 |
(This is an edited version of a story that originally appeared in YOU Pulse / Huisgenoot-POLS magazine, Autumn 2008. Buy the latest copy, on newsstands now, for more fascinating stories from the world of health and wellness.)